I have a friend who claims to be asexual. Asexual is a word that, to me, suggests a single-celled organism. Isn’t an asexual a creature who divides in two — or some…
Category: Love
I Flirted With Everybody To Convince Myself I Needed Nobody
Before the year 2001, I was a happy, healthy, married mother of a 3-year-old. I was the sum of every good thing that got me to that place, and it was a…
What It’s Like To Be Polyamorous … With Your Best Friend
Generally, I’m a fairly easygoing person. My life has taught me it’s best to expect less of the people I love than to set my ideals so high that they cannot be…
5 Toxic Illusions About Marriage That Need To Be Broken
Marriage requires new learning, as well as unlearning a lot of our belief systems. Certain myths about marriage make us look at things the way they are not. Here are a few….
You’ll Have A Hard Time Finding True Love Until You Do These 5 Tiny Things
There isn’t any wrong place to look for love. Love can be found all around you. Yet, true love can fail to manifest if you are not in touch with yourself. Love…
These 100-Year-Old WWI Love Letters Are A Master Class In Old-School Romance
World War I and COVID have something in common: They forced people into long-distance relationships. An emotional connection with your partner under these circumstances can be difficult, if not impossible. Soldiers in…
5 Things To Say To Your Wife When She Is Mad
So many men struggle with how to engage with their wife’s emotions. Often, they fail to empathize because they were not taught how in their family growing up. If you are someone who has deeply…
7 Sad Reasons Women Think They’ll Never Find True Love
Dionne Warwick expressed it best all those years ago when she sang the anthem for heartbroken women everywhere. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again. That song is all about feeling disappointed after…
Confessions Of A Cougar: Why I’ll Only Date Men Half My Age
I’m not what you’d call an incredibly sexual person. Not anymore, anyway. I’m still interested, mind you. I have very specific preferences. I’m in my fifties now (and hopefully wiser for the…
My Dating Profile Is Brutally Honest And Nobody Will Date Me
I’ve spoken with many single women about the topic of finding a mate through an online dating profile, and all of us, myself included, flinch at the idea. However, that hasn’t stopped…